Don Shapiro, co-author of The Character-Based Leader, electrifies groups with his energetic and fun programs on how to become the best leader possible, influence people without a title, sell value, and solve the U.S. healthcare crisis.

Don Shapiro, co-author of The Character-Based Leader, electrifies groups with his energetic and fun programs on how to become the best leader possible, influence people without a title, sell value, and solve the U.S. healthcare crisis.

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Don Shapiro, Leadership & Sales Speaker

First Concepts Consultants, Inc.

Inspires people to influence anyone even without a title

Don Shapiro, co-author of The Character-Based Leader, electrifies groups with his energetic and fun programs on how to become the best leader possible, influence people without a title, sell value, and solve the U.S. healthcare crisis.

Blog Postings

Strategy Follows Structure, Structure Supports Strategy

By Don Shapiro, President, First Concepts Consultants, Inc. For too long, structure has been viewed as something separate from strategy. Structure is how the entire organization operates, not just its organization chart. Revising structures are often seen as ways to improve efficiency, promote teamwork, create synergy or reduce cost. Yes, restructuring can do all that […]...

Managing change is really about leading change by influencing people to voluntarily embrace the change and align themselves with where the organization is going. The only way to lead change is with an aligned team of effective leaders. Change is more about people than the change itself....

The latest look at what types of leaders produce the best results based on Don Shapiro's experience and review of major research on leadership, employee engagement, employee retention and strategic alignment....

People can be bad. Bosses can be bad. People can do bad things and influence others to do bad things. Maybe it's time to stop calling these people leaders. We are overusing the term leader and leadership and calling people leaders who are not leaders....

Too many definitions and not enough clarity may be holding too many back from becoming truly effective leaders There are more definitions for the terms leader and leadership than anyone could imagine and they seem to be expanding exponentially. Where do they all come from? Which ones can help us the most? While it’s good to […]...

If we focus more precisely on what makes one a leader, we can develop a lot more people into effective leaders Leadership has taken on a lot of baggage over the years. I believe people have piled on so many things it’s supposed to mean that we may have lost sight about what leadership really […]...

As the use of teams continues to grow and those teams are often made up of individuals from different locations, organizations and cultures, the need for more team members to be effective leaders has never been more important....